Obama backs India's quest for U.N. permanent seat
President Barack Obama endorsed on Monday India's long-held demand for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council, a reflection of the Asian country's growing global weight and its challenge to rival China.
Torture 'saved UK lives' - Bush
Former US President George W Bush claims British lives were saved by the use of information obtained from terrorist suspects through "waterboarding"
Jacques Chirac to face second set of corruption charges
Jacques Chirac, the former French president, will stand trial on a second set of corruption charges dating to the 1990s when he was mayor of Paris, according to a magistrate.
Canada considers Afghan extension
Canada is poised to extend its military commitment in Afghanistan for three years past a withdrawal deadline of July 2011, officials say.
Australians to vote on recognising Aborigines
Australians will be given the chance to vote on whether the country's original inhabitants should be formally acknowledged in the constitution, Julia Gillard has announced.
China to build another nuclear reactor for Pakistan
Pakistan and China deepened their relationship on Monday when it emerged there were plans for a fifth Chinese-built nuclear reactor. The revelation was timed to coincide with President Barack Obama's visit to India, Islamabad's arch rival.
9/11 workers to decide dust deal
Workers exposed to toxic dust after the 2001 terror attacks in New York must decide on Monday whether to accept an $815m (£505m) legal settlement.
Copper in London climbed for a third day, approaching a 28-month high, after US employment data signaled the recovery is intact and the US Federal Reserve Board eased monetary policy
Urine for sale? South African city wants to buy your waste
Get paid to pee. That's the deal on offer in the South African city of Durban, where the city is looking to buy liquid waste to encourage residents to use dry toilets.
Injured Iraq Christians in France
A group of Iraqi Christians wounded in a deadly attack on a Baghdad church, arrive in France for medical treatment.
The drastic plan to rescue a community from cancer
Thousands flee city near Mt Merapi
Trains, buses and rented cars crammed with people fled a bustling, ash-choked city of 400,000 at the foot of Mount Merapi todayafter another eruption spewed out volcanic gas and debris.
First driverless subway line opens
China's first automatic metro line, passing Guangzhou's central business district and the Pearl River, began operating in this provincial capital of Guangdong on Monday.
Boer farmers head for new home in Georgia
South Africa and Georgia have little in common aside from a tradition of wine-making and a turbulent recent history. But a group of white South African farmers say starting a new life in the former Soviet state could be the solution to their troubles at home
Wanted: Single young men to become Catholic monks
The Roman Catholic Capuchin order in Switzerland seeks to recruit new members by placing job adverts in newspapers.
Anti-nuclear Groups Protest 'Chernobyl on Wheels'
The nuclear debate rages once again in Germany as one of the largest anti-nuclear rallies in years attempted to delay a convoy of nuclear waste.
U.S. has lived on borrowed money for too long
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble, 68, criticizes US calls for Germany to reduce exports, outlines his plans for an insolvency framework for indebted European nations and the emphasizes the significance of the German-French axis for Europe
Cyprus may need formal partition, says UK’s Straw
Formal partition of Cyprus should be considered if ongoing peace talks fail to produce a plan to reunite the island, Britain's former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said.
Gates: Military force is not the only way to deter Iran
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday that American diplomatic and economic efforts to halt Iran's nuclear program need more time, rebuffing Israel's call for military force.
The five most dangerous countries for journalists
The brutal beating of Russian journalist Oleg Kashin outside his apartment building Nov. 6 draws renewed attention to the dangers that reporters face in many countries – including death, violence, imprisonment, exile, and threats to their families.
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